On Friday 1st December we will light up the King’s Gate building purple to mark the International Day of People with Disabilities (IDPWD).
The day is a United Nations initiative for:
- Celebration – to recognize and value the diversity of our global community, and to cherish the role we all play, regardless of our abilities;
- Learning – to understand and learn from the experiences of people with living with a disability;
- It is a day for optimism – to look towards the future and the creation of a world where a person is not characterised by their disabilities, but by their abilities;
- Action – where all people, organisations, agencies and charities not only show their support for International Day of People with Disabilities, but take on a commitment to create a world characterised by equal human rights.
If you’re near the King’s Gate building on the day and fancy taking a selfie with the lit-up building, share it with the hashtag #PurpleLightUp.
(It’s lost on me because I can’t see purple, but it’s the thought that counts!)